Pelini has offense he wanted

Nebraska freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez has finally transformed the Cornhuskers’ offense from the pro-set attack to a multi-dimensional attack that Pelini prefers. No wonder. Nebraska is seventh nationally in total offense (494.4 yards per game), ninth in scoring (41.6 points per game) and second in rushing (337.6) behind only Air Force.

“We want to be very mlltuiple,” Pelini said on Monday’s Big 12 Conference call. “We want to be very diverse. We want to have a lot of multiplicity to our offense. Also, to a certain extent, you’ve got to do what your guys do best and play to your talent. All those things become part of who you are and what you do. We’d be running this offense if Taylor was quarterback or Cody (Green) or Zac (Lee) or whoever. It’s just an offense that developed and has a lot of facets to it.”

Oh yes, the defense is also ranked 12th (275.0 yards per game) and they’re first in pass efficiency defense (83.06) and pass defense (128.0 ypg). Still, without getting specific, Pelini said they have weaknesses.

“I’m really concerned in a lot of areas,” he said. “We have a lot of things we need to get better at. The casual observer has no idea. We’re not nearly playing to the potential we can. There are a lot of things we need to get better at on both sides of the football and special teams. We are a work in progress. People want to ride the highs and lows and tell you you’re doing this great and that great, well, they’re not watching the same film I am because believe me, I understand we’re doing some things well but there are a lot of things we need to fix if we’re going to meet all the challenges that lie ahead.”